Legal Opinion

In re Kevin M.

New York City Family Court

Decided April 23, 1982PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Peggy C. Davis, J.

This case raises the question whether the court may rely at the dispositional phase of a juvenile delinquency proceeding, upon a confession obtained in violation of rules created to safeguard the right to counsel guaranteed by the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments of the Federal Constitution and section 6 of article I of the State Constitution.

THE FACTS

At the fact finding it was established that the respondent had committed a designated felony in that he participated in a robbery during which the victim was injured. The court must therefore determine…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Weeks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
  2. Harris v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  3. Davis v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  4. People v. McGrathNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
  5. People v. JacksonNew York Court of Appeals · 1967

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. In re KNew York City Family Court · 2005
  2. Matter of KWestchester County Children's Court · 2005

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